The thesis deals with the scientific and theoretical foundations of upbringing the intercultural tolerance of college students in the process of a foreign language learning. The theoretical analysis of this problem in scientific and educational literature is done. The major theoretical approaches to the study of intercultural tolerance are described. Namely these are system, individual-activity, axiological and cultural ones. The genesis of the concept of "tolerance", types of tolerance, tolerant and intolerant person's qualities are identified. Tolerance is defined as integrative characteristics of the person, which includes the knowledge necessary to implement tolerant interaction; awareness of his/her own "I", uniqueness and identity, and as a result - tolerant, respectful, understanding attitude to the "Other" as equal, to his/her differences (physiological, educational, ethnic, cultural, religious, political, etc.); the ability to compromise, to overcome the contradictions; the absence of stereotypes, prejudice in communication. It is proved that intercultural tolerance is connected with a variety of cultural phenomena: cultural identity, culture of society, cultural stereotypes, strategies of acculturation, multicultural society, intercultural communication. It is impossible to define the essence of the concept without them. The content of the key concepts of research, such as: "tolerance", "intercultural tolerance", "upbringing the intercultural tolerance of college students in the process of a foreign language learning" is defined in the thesis. The essence and structure of intercultural tolerance are described. The structure includes five interconnected components such as: cognitive (involves the accumulation of knowledge needed to promote upbringing the tolerance), motivational and stimulating (reflects the needs, motivations, interests, desires and willingness for tolerant intercultural communication), emotional and evaluative (reflects the relation of man to himself as a distinctive, unique personality; a positive emotional perception of other people; his opinions, attitudes, lifestyle), communicative and active (allows the accumulation of skills and abilities necessary for tolerant interaction) and personal and reflexive (reflects traits of the personality necessary for a tolerant interaction and self-reflection). This structure determines the content of the criteria (cognitive, axiological, affective, behavioral and personal), their indicators and levels (high, medium and low) of college students upbringing. The main features of upbringing process in college and the upbringing potential of the subject "Foreign Language" are described. The modeling process of the intercultural tolerance upbringing of college students in the process of a foreign language learning is made. The effectiveness of model is tested and proved theoretically. The models covers the following components: a unit of aim (aim and objectives of the upbringing the intercultural tolerance of college students in the process of a foreign language learning, approaches, principles); content unit (components of intercultural tolerance needed to form: cognitive, motivational and stimulating, emotional and evaluative, communicative and active, personal and reflexive); procedure unit (pedagogical conditions, forms, methods, means of upbringing); results unit (diagnostic methods, criteria, indicators, levels). The pedagogical conditions which are necessary for upbringing of intercultural tolerance are defined. They are 1) the creation of the tolerant educational environment in the educational establishment; 2) activization the upbringing potential of the "Foreign Language" subject; 3) implementation of an optional "English for Сross-Сultural Сommunication" course; 4) providing the direct communication with the representatives of other cultures and via the World Wide Web. Implementation of pedagogical conditions was ensured by using effective forms and methods of both classroom and extracurricular educational work: seminars with teachers, "The Learning Tolerance" training course for students, tutorials, debates, conferences, trainings, workshops, exhibitions, celebrations, interactive theater, publishing the student's newspaper, video contests, creative games, role-plays, dramatization of Ukrainian and foreign playwrights and others. Considerable attention was paid to implementation of an optional "English for Сross-Сultural Сommunication" course. The impact of complex pedagogical conditions on the effectiveness of the intercultural tolerance upbringing is revealed. The scientific guidelines for upbringing the intercultural tolerance of college students in the process of learning a foreign language are presented. The results of formation stage of the experiment are analysed.
